5 Tips for Food Photography

5 Tips on how to take pictures of food!!

Food photography seems like it should be so simple; the food doesn’t move around on the plate, after all. Yet, so many would-be food photographers find themselves with images that make even the most delicious food appear unappealing. Like any type of photography, getting beautiful images of food is an art – and can take a little bit of practice to get the hang of. These five tips will help you make the most of any eats you’re trying to capture.

Try Natural Light

Food looks best in natural light. Flashes or indoor lighting tend to give many dishes a strange hue or tone that can put people off. Try taking the food you want to photograph over to a window, or even right outside to get the most natural light possible. Be sure to turn off any automatic flash that you may have on your camera as well.

Style It

Styling your food may seem a little silly, but it does get you the best results. Start with your background; scrapbook paper can make a nice backdrop, but so can a picnic table. Play around and find what works best for each shot. Then, get into the food a little. Drizzle it, arrange it, take a bite out of it – you want to make it look as appetizing as possible for the viewer.

Change Your Angles

It’s a little hard to take a good picture of a plate of food straight on. It’s also a little boring. So try changing your angles; get high up above the plate, or crouch down low and get it right at the same level. You won’t know what’s going to work best until you try it.

Pay Attention to Your White Balance

Remember, the color and tone of your food is going to go a long way toward making it look appealing – or completely unappetizing. Pay attention to your white balance and make sure you’re photographing the truest colors possible for the best results.

Take Advantage of Stillness

There’s no rush when photographing food; it’s not going anywhere. So take your time and play around with different elements to help get the right shot. If something isn’t working, keep trying until you get it right. Unlike with people or animals, where there’s the danger of your subject walking away, food will wait for you to get just the right shot.

Create Images Good Enough to Eat

Food photography can take some practice to get right, but it can be done. Just be patient and remember that when taking pictures of things you eat, that it’s important to make the finished results look almost better than they taste.